The mouthpiece of Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative
Forum (ACF), has asked Governors of the South West and the Federal Government,
to stop the ongoing attacks on Fulani communities in the region.
ACF warned that the attacks if not immediately stopped, may
lead to counterattacks in the North and even a repeat of the 1967 civil war.
In a statement issued on Saturday, titled; ‘Stop the drift
in the southwest’, ACF noted that the civil war in the 60’s started with
attacks and counter-attacks akin to what is happening presently in the
southwest.
The ACF statement signed by its National Publicity
Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, however, said that those who carried out the attacks
on the Fulani communities, including Sunday Igboho, who allegedly issued a quit
notice to the Fulani in Oyo, must be apprehended and be made to face the full
earth of the law.
According to the northern socio-cultural group, the Federal
and State Governments in the South West must move quickly to avert a social
upheaval that may destabilize the whole country.
It read that, “The Arewa Consultative Forum this morning
received reports of an attack by Yoruba Youths on Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir, the
Serki Fulani in Oyo State.
“In the reports, he was attacked and driven out of his
house, eleven cars and his house burnt with his family members now living in
the bush.
“There are allegations that one Sunday Igboho an agitator
for the Oodua Republic and who issued an ultimatum giving Fulani people seven
days to leave Yorubaland is the instigator of the attack.
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“The most disturbing aspect of the attack is the allegation
that the security agents who were earlier warned about its imminence stood by
helplessly as the attack was carried out.
“The ACF is worried about this trend and calls on the
Federal and State Governments in the South West to move quickly to avert a
social upheaval that may destabilize the whole country.
We recall that the civil war in the 60’s started with
attacks and counter-attacks like this.
“The governments must be proactive and stop history from
repeating itself.
Those who carried out these attacks must be apprehended and
the due process of the law allowed to take its course.
“If this is not done there maybe counter attacks in the
north and the country will be up in flames. The authorities must act. The ACF
is very worried and calls on them to act fast,” ACF said.
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